Why the Killings and Violence?

(Note: With the unexpected sad news about the movie theater shooting rampage in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, July 20, 2012, (by the suspected shooter James Holmes, 24, a PhD graduate student), killing 12 moviegoers and wounded about 59 others, and other atrocities and violence around the world, the budding writer/poet has thought of sharing you, readers, his reflection about killings and violence around the world. He seeks, or continue to find, an answer  to his question, hence, the title of his poem composed while in Christiansburg, VA.)

Why the Killings and Violence?

Unpleasant and unexpected bad news

and happenings always occur and come out tragic

so terribly and horribly gross and barbaric

as if we're much worse than beast in the wild

most of the time fatal and devastating,

that we're shaken and broken

numb and completely frozen

and physically and psychologically ruined

after knowing what happened

what the outcome of these

senseless and thoughtless acts of barbarism

and planned or unplanned execution of ideas

damaging to human race, in general.

Violence and killings here and there continue

as we all try to struggle to survive

while others try to live and enjoy life

while they can, for whatever means

using what they have to become

famous or infamous, mean and lawless.

Why, oh why, we're unreasonable at times

to the point that we go berserk and crazy

and out of control that we destroy everything

we have built and dreamed as we try, at least

to become successful in our own way

but, unfortunately, at the expense

of innocent lives of others wasted and sacrificed.

Shall we always witness these

random acts of violence and genocide

these inhumane treatment of a few

who always try to break the law

and damage and divide our humanity

shall we always anticipate mourning and weeping

while others continue to celebrate their twisted victory

in a battle that has no ending.

To all the victims of all atrocities, massacres, tragedies 

in the world, yesterday and today

we pray, "you didn't deserve to be gone

in our midst, brothers and sisters

but rest in peace...

we'll all be together again, someday.

(c) 2012 by chris a. quilpa